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Monday, June 22, 2009

Roger Federer made his WimbledonCentre Court debut today in his usual flair (couldn't Nike get him a better bag this year?) for his match against Chinese Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu and his quest for a sixth Championship and record-breaking 15th major.

The 5-time champ was in solid form today disposing of his foe 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 while hitting 10 aces, 42 winners against only 10 errors, making 19 of 23 net approaches, and connecting on 71% of his first serve deliveries. Nice moves. He'll face Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the next round.

Fed also debuted the Nike gear I previewed last week but it's what was covering those duds that made the story. He came out working a military style jacket featuring patch pockets on the front and white warm up pants while underneath he wore a sneaky white vest with gold piping:

Good thing for the RF's every-friggin-where or he might have been mistaken for staff at The All England Club. Phew.

All in all, it's very "Fed at Wimbledon" though the military themed jacket paired with a tailored vest is a strange combo.

Here's a closer look at the Nike Zoom Vapor VI Tour Men's Tennis Shoe featuring the "5" for his five Wimbledon titles.

I like it. The bag goes a bit too far though, way too much gold and the monogram is too big. A bit vulgar. However Fed does strangely manage look good while wearing that. I don't know who else has got the confidence to walk in front of 15,000 people (+ millions of tv folk) dressed like that. It would look really wrong on anyone else. Fed can carry it off. LOL. I can't stop laughing though.

I dunno what I think about this one. I still prefer last year's bag and 07's blazer. The vest seems to serve no purpose although it looks nice. I know its Wimbledon and all but I really don't see the purpose of the long pants and what have you. He would have looked mighty fine in the french open sports jacket but in the gold theme.

AWFUL! His whole ensemble is a hot mess! He wears more gold on his stuff than freaking Beyoncé!Can you say D-I-V-O!? His outfit is just beyond ridiculous! What the hell was he thinking!?!?With his jacket, he looks like a military dentist gone aristocrat or sth like that! And what's up with the vest? Doesn't he make enough $$$ and has a secret job as a waiter in SW19?His long pants are incredibly ill-fitting for someone who seems so vain and wtf is up with his bag? Or can we call it a murse?*vomits*

His shoes look kinda fly, but this outfit is just a total fashion faux-pas and the vapors can't save it! It's an gold-overkill par excellence!Anna Wintour would (should) not approve!

/my goodness ! I have never seen such a ridicuous outfit in tennis, os another sport. Of course leaving the Bull player with the tatoos. We had a dicator kiler here for 30 years and those were his kind of well dressed fear emsembles. Is he trying to scare others as I am the KING! Forget it Fed! And how on earthdid your wife permit something like this?

I actually really like the jacket, but the vest is an absolute thumbs down. The vest just looks awful (the cut is not flattering on him and he usually wears clothes really well). It completely does not go with the military style jacket so it's not even a cohesive look. The bag is garish.

Like Roger, your pants are way too short and you look akward.Neeerd.Did JJ borrow the bag?China anyone?NO.Vast is not for SPORT!!Hate it.Jacket and pants, not for sport also.So to sum it up- a glowing disaster which ruins tennis for me a bit.On the other hand, makes me appreciate nice ACTUAL sportswear out there so much more.I miss Rafa.

Seriously, you've really outdone yourself this time, Roger. He looks like such a jackass! The only thing missing is an attendant carrying a gold plated mirror so he can check his hair during the change-overs.

LMAO! A VEST?! A vest?! What on earth are you thinking? What the HELL are you thinking, Roger? And Mirka, I'm ashamed that you let your husband leave the locker room like that. A VEST?! Ha! Nike punked you good.

"The only thing missing is an attendant carrying a gold plated mirror so he can check his hair during the change-overs."

LOL LOL LOL LOLThey should do *exactly* that!Fed probably already asked, but he can always use the gold reflexive side of the bag...or is THAT maybe a mirror?Who knows with that mess.Oh my headache does.Head.Ache.

Ridiculous doesn't even roughly describe this DISASTER. Roger, what has happened to your sense of style? And, most importantly: your common sense?

The shoes look like Louis XVI. shoes will all the friggin' gold.The vest... is he a chubby waiter or banker?I could live with the jacket (the initials though... *shudders*).But the purse!!! I refuse to call this a bag. I'm blinded by all the gold! And again, the initals! And the gold! It's such a nightmare...